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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "CATHOLIC CHRISTIAN ORGANISATION" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <catholicdonationorganization@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 9 May 2015 23:24:53 +0100
Subject: dearly beloved!!!

Hello Dearest Beloved,


The Catholic Charities Organization Indonesia and all parts of Asia is seeking for a trusted representative from United States, Europe and Canada who will assist this organization by taking care of the donations that comes from American,Europe and Canada Region from caring individuals and organization who are trying to support this good work of God.If interested please send us the following details below.. Reply us via this email (catholicdonationorganization@gmail.com)

Name:
Contact Address:
Cell Phone number:
Email address:


Best Regards,

Rev. Greg Robert

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